Nizelles Abbey
Nizelles Abbey was an abbey of Cistercian monks located in Wallonia in Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac in Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, on a short distance to the south of Brussels.- Access is restricted and requires permission.
- Type: Park
- Denomination: Roman Catholic
- Description: Belgian abbey
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Église Saint-Laurent de Haut-Ittre and Château de Bois-Seigneur-Isaac.
Église Saint-Laurent de Haut-Ittre
Church
Photo: EmDee, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saint-Laurent de Haut-Ittre is a church, which is situated 2 km southwest of Nizelles Abbey.
Château de Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
Castle
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Castle is a stately home in Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac, Wallonia, part of the commune of Braine-l'Alleud, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Château de Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is situated 2½ km south of Nizelles Abbey.
Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Abbey
Monastery
Photo: Grentidez, Public domain.
Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Abbey is a former Augustinian abbey in Wallonia, then a Premonstratensian priory, dependent on Averbode Abbey and now occupied by the Lebanese Maronite Order. It is located in Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac, Belgium. Bois-Seigneur-Isaac Abbey is situated 2½ km south of Nizelles Abbey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haut-Ittre and Wauthier-Braine.
Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac
Village
Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.
Ophain-Bois-Seigneur-Isaac is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Braine-l'Alleud, located in the province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium.
Nizelles Abbey
- Categories: human settlement, monastery, recreation area, and historic site
- Location: Braine-le-Château, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.66546° or 50° 39′ 56″ northLongitude
4.31473° or 4° 18′ 53″ eastInception
1441Open location code
9F26M887+5VOpenStreetMap ID
way 88726224OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monasteryOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=roman_catholicWikidata ID
Q2820649
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Nizelles Abbey” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Nizelles Abbey”
- French: “abbaye de Nizelles”
- French: “Abbaye de Nizelles”
- German: “Zisterzienserabtei Nizelles”
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Highlights include Bois du Moulin and Bugg’Ittre Racing.
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